Prevention of Postoperative Bleeding in Subcapital Femoral Fractures

NCT02150720 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 161

Last updated 2016-09-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main hypothesis of this clinical trial is that the use of intra-articular tranexamic acid and the fibrin glue plus usual hemostasis will reduce at least a 25% the postoperative blood loss with respect to usual hemostasis in patients undergoing subcapital femoral fractures.

Conditions

  • Hip Fracture
  • Blood Loss

Interventions

DRUG

Tranexamic Acid

1g intra-articular before closing the wound surgery

DRUG

Fibrin glue

5mL intra-articular before closing the wound surgery

PROCEDURE

Electrocauterization

Coagulation blood from vessels by means of a electrocautery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MJ Martínez-Zapata, MD, PhD · Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre. Research Institut Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. IIB Sant Pau

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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